South Africa captain John Smit says the inclusion of Schalk Burger on the reserves bench is another boost to the confidence of the Springboks ahead of their Tri-Nations match against Australia at Subiaco Oval.

Wallabies fly half Matt Giteau says he has confidence in the new centre pairing of Adam Ashley-Cooper and Ryan Cross ahead of Saturday night's Tri-Nations encounter against South Africa at Subiaco Oval.